Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

235 reviews

alexisgarcia's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

sudden, abrupt, and utterly devastating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

erinjdouglass's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Xenophobia, and War

herelieshenry's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

A difficult, gutting, but incredibly important read. Not only relevant, not only important, but also incredibly well-written and impactful. The writing is very intentional in its largely objective perspective, straightforward and effective with a strong sense of place and mood.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Rape, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Islamophobia

Minor: Ableism, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Deportation

isobel_laura's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, and War

bookdragonkatie's review against another edition

challenging sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, and Colonisation

nazariah's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Murder, Colonisation, and War

lowercasepoet's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Rape, Violence, Murder, and War

emerentina's review

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Genocide

neverlandpages4's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

yasidiaz's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book is not my typical read. It was a hard read, especially at the beginning, due to the nature of the story. The prose was beautiful and I'm sure it would have been even better if I could read it in Arabic (sadly, I don't speak or read it) but similar to You Exist Too Much, I don't see myself reading this again. The plot and theme are too jarring for me to come back for it. Yet, I am glad to have read this book and learned more about and from Palestinian authors. 

If you want to support Palestinian authors, please read this book, but also keep in mind the trigger warnings and this might not be for everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and War